From amazon: Welcome to Game Coding Complete, Fourth Edition, the newest edition of the essential, hands-on guide to developing commercial-quality games. Written by two veteran game programmers, the book examines the entire game development process and all the unique challenges associated with creating a game. In this excellent introduction to game architecture, you'll explore all the major subsystems of modern game engines and learn professional techniques used in actual games, as well as Teapot Wars, a game created specificall y for this book. This updated fourth edition uses the latest versions of DirectX and Visual Studio, and it includes expanded chapter coverage of game actors, AI, shader programming, LUA scripting, the C# editor, and other important updates to every chapter. All the code and examples presented have been tested and used in commercial video games, and the book is full of invaluable best practices, professional tips and tricks, and cautionary advice. 全书分为4个部分共24章。首部分是游戏编程基础，主要介绍了游戏编程的定义、游戏架构等基础知识。, 第二部分是让游戏跑起来，主要介绍了初始化和关闭代码、主循环、游戏主题和用户界面等。, 第三部分是核心游戏技术，主要介绍了一些*为复杂的代码 示例，如3D编程、游戏音频、物理和AI编程等。, 第四部分是综合应用，主要介绍了网络编程、多道程序设计和用C#创建工具等，并利用前面所讲的 知识开发出一款简单的游戏。, 本书适合游戏开发人员、游戏架构设计人员和游 戏引擎用户参考阅读，也适合想要进入游戏开发领域 的读者阅读。